Nokia's budget handset

Congratulations to Nokia on selling over 200 million of these:

That's the Nokia 1100. Yup, that's my handset in the picture above. I was told that this phone was made exclusively for the third world markets of Asia. No doubt these are also the overpopulated markets in the continent with crazy mobile growth rates. But that's only part of the reason why the Nokia 1100 has become the world's top-selling consumer electronics product. This phone is sturdy as hell with a very stable and lightning quick OS (boots up in less than 10s). In short, perfect for the purpose it was built for. I wonder how much profit they made on these devices.

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dead set mate... you really have that phone? I have to admit.. it's dam unsexy! But then.. form vs function..

By  Sidney, at May 24, 2007 3:15 AM 

True, Upgrading soon :)

By  Farooq, at August 25, 2007 11:04 PM 

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